Car roof



CAR ROOF Filed Jan. 22, 1932 W imi "Y )'7 4 25 MMR V/////////////// /6 MM M5 @fray/w16,

raised'panels 4 with upstandingzseain flanges" Patented Mayv 2,Y 19x33 (unimaasV DAVIDv BoNsALL,` orermmsiaqnom' PENNSXLVANIA, Assmlqoa 'no 17. Hi l -srNoToiL BENNSYLVANIA, eooiaronemoxonf MURPHY' COMPANY; 0F NSEW' K PENNSYLVANIA l f *l CAP. RooieA `Y Appuation med, Inliary z2, leei Seial foooef Thisv invention relates Lkto ear: roofs"` of vthe al1-steel riveted-upf. type` y wherein the, roof Shtts extendifromfsidetoside of the ca r and are Ae'dly oonnooted along Lthiolrr edlaojont.

margins by opstanding seams, Awhilpfnnetion as outside carlinesend have stl'e'ning PlatosA embodied ,thereink 'for Supporting beams 'that'ar'o velnofl With .each other." 0n Op: 'posite sides .of said f plates and carryloed` lifting. devices, The inventionhas foriit's principal objects to provide for the ready attachnient vof the beams to and their renioval frorrithe seam stifening plates; lto enable the stirru'ps that support ther load-lifting rdevicesftobe( slid along said' beams frorr'r one to the other; andH toprovide" for sirnpii'oity and heapness of vconstruction and, compact'- ness yof design.` The invention consists in the arrangements, andcombinatons ofy parts hereinafter described and4 olain'oed,k

lIn i the accompanying `drawing, whieh forms port ofthe Specificationoedfwhoroln like syrnbols refer tolikeparts whereverthey ,l .i i .t i U"k `Fign1 is a 'vertmal *transverse seetlon thidllfgh..Moory roof ombodylegmy 11Yent19115 y`F 2, is. a vertieal` longitudinal section throlgh the, roofthe ridge v on1 f the line Fig, 3 1 is` an enlargedl yert1cal'- transverse section throughthe ridge `portion ettlie roof; and

section through the ridge portion o the roof in,v there ion 'of one of the searns on the line S'idolploto, 2 tojsido; Plot/@f2 eind/Slope. downwardl from fridge to. g. eaves where theygare hangandarerivetedto s ch 'side plates, The

5 along their outery edgesi U-shaped cross-section straddle. the adj 7 thereforf Fig. 4 is van enlarged @regal `10x11 Vieueiifii1-" f Meel seam @apse .offsnbseineauyl inverted Y searnfy caps and/seam Ranges krcooperate to form reldlftpstondiog Seems .f that.V fonction s'outSde-oferlnes forlthe. roof.. The Seem oops. are 'Provided fwith, outstanding boot flangest'hat rest `on the raised side'niarr? ginalfpanels Liofadjaent roofy shee'e'ts-andI f fare' turned down at', thel eaves over theldel pondngeevos an'gos kof 'Sedohootof AS Shown. in' thodrowingrtho Soomngos 5 are of unformdepth for` tho groote* Portionof their"lengthj` and the searrieaps (i are'prefer-y ably of. greater doivttiotf the 'fidgefthan et at the eavesthan at the rid,;'e. V

A running board extends longitudineiiyof the car at the ridge and` preferably eointhe eaves and theirbase flanges Sfere wider prises Sections. y9(10'Cfttool between. adjacent-.

seairls with their 'endssupported on lthe hori-A zontal top flanges of angle braekets lQwhose vertical. flanges are riofidly secured to the sidesl of thes larnycaps 5w y'the'fseeuringrrivets,

parted, to. the roof' byombodyig .inthe upf. Standing seomsfthoro'o Seam-Stifeinemom? bots in the. folmof motel ple-tios! orStiSll The. Seem ,Stffonin'gfplotes 11 are'looetedlbef tween vthe `adjacent lipstanding.rooffsheetl flanges V5i and are rigidlyfseonred within the oops Gto Said roof Sheotfeneeo Altlth,

ridge portion ofthey roof, thefs'eani stifening v plates 'extend below the rooflsheets.

Additional Strength .andrigidityV are v Vseams by the rivets? that seoiirefthe` seam modotoly b'o'eoth the, roof at. the ridge oro` d lOtld-llftng 'btmm that are aline@ With elhothqr. Oklopposite sides of theseani stiii'; enifngf plates` 11`.'v The loadvlifting l beams- 12 baseangesflis E'aeh'bearri l2, extends `tween,the Stlifeniiig vplates 11 of adjacent roof Seamslwth ,itshds Supported on brook etsfl-that arereinovably securedto ,said

'pletessby bolztSl--Asoshowniothodrowf ing, the boolrleu,pportin'g wickets114V arfelof 10@ i angle; shape a1idf l are arranged ;withone y 991 tre. Preferably@ if inverted Channel-Shaped. d rQSS.:Sectioin J and. `are Provided at the ylower flange bearing ilatwise against the side of the hanger plate and with the other flange disposed uppermost and extending outwardly to .form a support Jfor the end ofthe beam Whose web portion rests thereon.

The base flanges of the beams are adapted to be slidably eng-aged by a stirrup 16 adapted to support a lifting tackle or other loadlifting device. (not shown).` The hanger or seamstiiiening plates 11 arenotched on opposite sides of the beams so as to provide spaces 17, which permit the stirrup 16 to be slid from the end of the beam located on one side of a plate onto the end of the beam located on the other side, of said plate, thereby permitting a single stirrup to be slid along the'flanges of every one .of the alined beams.

By the arrangement described, the `beams 12 serve to support'the roof sheets between seamsg'and they als'ovserve to slidablysupport the stirrupl to which the lifting tackle or other device is secured. The stirrup may be slid along all of the beams ,by reasonof the `openings 17 formed in the plates 11 on opposite sides of said beams, lthereby dispensing with the use Vof a separatestirrup for eachV beam. The beams merely rest upon the brackets 14e l which -are removablysecured to the. hanger plates, thereby permitting the beams to'be quickly and easily attached to andremoved from theroof.

What I claim is: v

1. A car roof comprising roof sheets connected along their acent margins by seams, plates embodied in seams, beams ex tending from seam to seam beneath said roof sheets, said beams bcingjalined with each other on opposite sides of said plates, means for supporting the adjacent ends of said beamsV from the plates located therebetween, said means comprising brackets that are removably securedto the opposite sidesfof saidV plates with their outturned flanges uppermost and freely support the adjacent ends of said beams. Y

2. A car roof comprising root sheets extending `from eavesV to eaves of the car and connected along their adjacent margins by upstandingseams, plates embodied in said seams, beams extending longitudinally of the car in contact with the undersides of said roof sheets, vsaid beamsbeing alined with each other on vopposite sides of said plates,

' and means for removably supporting the adjacent ends of" said beams from the plates disposed therebetween, said means comprising brackets that 4are removably securedtotheopposite sidesv of said plates' and freely supg 66 portV the adjacent ends of said beams. ,y

3. A car roof comprising roof sheets connecte-d along theiradjacent margins by up#` standing seams,platesembodiedinsaid seams and having portions extending below the roof sheets, vinverted channelshaped beamsfextending `longitudinally of the car'VV beneath said roof sheets, said beams being alined with each other on opposite sides of said plates,

`and means for removably supporting the ad- .t adjacent ends of said beams beneath the webs of the inverted channels therein. l

4. A car roof comprising root'sheets connected along their adjacent margins by upstanding seams, plates embodied in said seams.l beams extending between the plates of adjacent seams, said beams being alined with each other on opposite sides of said plates, means 'for removably supporting the adjacentends of said beams on opposite sides of said plates,`and means slidable along said beams for supporting a load-lifting device, said plates being arranged' to permit said means to,y be slid from one beam to another.

5. A car root` comprising roof sheets connected along their adjacent margins by upstanding seams, plates embodied in said seams and extending below the roof sheets, beams extending betvveenadjacent plates beneath said roof sheets and alined with each other on opposite sides of said plates,amen1 berslidable along said beams for supporting a load-lifting device, and means whereby said member is Iadapted to be slid from one beam to another.

6. A car roof comprising roof sheets connected along their adjacent margins by upstanding seams', plates 'embodied in said seams extendingbelow said sheets, beams extending Vlongitudinally of the car beneath said roof sheets, said beams being of inverted channel-shaped section with lateral flanges, saidbeams being alined fwith'each other on opposite sides of said plates, and a member slidable along' said beams for supporting a loadlifting device, said plates being notched adjacent. said flanges to permit said member to be slid from one beam tothe other. i'

V7. A car root comprising roof sheets extending froin eaves to eaves of the car and connected along their adjacent vmargins by rigid upstanding seams, plates embodied in said seams `and extending below thel roof,

'load-lifting beams extending longitudinally of thejcar beneath the roof, said beams being alined with each other on opposite sides of the plates embodied in lsaid seams, and a member slidable'along said beams, said seam plates being'arranged to vpermit said meniberto be slid `from one beam to the other.

Vchannel-shaped section and being alined with each other on opposite sides of saidplates, and brackets removably secured to the oppof site sides of said plates and having outstand-V ing flanges extending within and supportingr the ends of adjacent beams. v

9. A car roof comprising roof sheets connected along their adjacent margins by seams, plates embodied in sald seams and extending i below7 the roof, load-lifting beams extending from seam to seam beneath the roof, said beams being of inverted channel-shaped section and being alined with eachother on `opposite sides of said plates, brackets removably secured to the opposite sides of said plates and having outstanding fianges adapted to support the ends ofadj acent beams, said beams being provided with outstanding flanges at the lower edges of their side walls, said plates having notches in their vlower edges to provide clearance above and beyond said flanges, and a stirrup slidable along said beams through said notches.

vl0. A car roof comprising roof sheets connected along their adjacent margins by seams, plates embodied in Vsaid seams and extending below the roof, and 1oad-1ifting beams extending from seam to seam beneath .the` roof in alinement with each other on'opposite sides of said plates, said beams bcingof inverted channel-shaped section with'outsta-nding flanges at the lower edges of their side walls, and a stirrup slidable along said beams, said plates being cut away above and at the outer edgeof the side flanges of said beams Y to permit said stirrup to be slid 'from one beam to another.

Signed at New Kensington, iluennsylvania,

this 18th day of January, 1932. c

CHARLEsnAvID BoNsALL. y 

